Golf-stick.



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'UNirnp STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK LEGH SALAZENGER, NEW YORK, N. Y.

GOLF-STICK.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent N0. 697,179, dated April 8, 1902.

Application filed October 9,1901. Serial No. 78,107. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK LEGH SLAZEN- GER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Golf-Sticks; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has relation to a Vreinforcement of handles for golf-sticks, polo-mallets, dto. and my obj eet is to provide simple though reliably-efficient means wherebythe handle may be greatly strengthened orreinforced art its weakest point, thereby insuring that the efficiency and durability of the handle will be greatly augmented without in any wise impairing the requisite flexibility of said part.

Other object-s and advantages will be made clearly apparent from the following specification, considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a longitudinal central section showing a portion of a golf-handle inserted in the part designed to cooperate therewith. Fig. 2 is a detail View showing one means of reinforcing the handle-section at its weakest point. l

Numerals will be employed to refer to the various details of my invention and coperating accessories, and, referring to the numerals upon the drawings,1 indicates the handle of a golf-stiek,while 2 designates the memf ber designed to be secured to the handle in such a manner that said parts will be held in reliably cooperative relationship.

In Fig. l I have illustrated a form of construction which may be adopted for reinforcing the weaker portion of the handle 1, inasmuch as I entirely inclose or cover the lower end of said handle or that portion thereof1 contiguous to the member 2 with a suitable reinforcing-thimble 7,.Which may be formed of metal or may be replaced by a wrapping of wax-thread or the equivalent thereof. If the thimble 7 or its equivalent is employed, I prefer te rein force that side of the handle adjacent tothe ball-striking surface of the member 2 with the shaft or plate Sr, provided at each end with the anchoring-terminals 9,

adapted to take into a contiguous aperture provided in the handle, the said reinforcing plate or shaft 8 being properly secured in position so as to be left flush with the surface of the handle, when the exterior reinforcingthimble 7 may be slipped over the end of the handle and the entire end of the handle thus inserted in the member 2, as indicated in Fig. 2.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A golf-stick and the like comprising a handle portion, the cooperating member, and a reinforcing-shaft lying parallel with said handle portion with anchoring -terminals e111- bedded in said handle portion and a thimble surrounding and snugly sleeved upon said handle portion and bearing against said reinforcing-shaft all substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK LEGH SLAZENGER. lVitnesses:

MOLLIE A. MEYERs, ELLA K. DIRIoKsoN. 

